Coulter v. Meining
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Action in replevin in the district court for St. Louis county to recover possession of an automobile or $2,300, its value, and $100 for its detention. The facts are stated in the opinion. . The case was tried before Fesler, J., and a jury which returned a verdict for $1,800. From an order denying his motion for judgment notwithstanding the verdict or for a new trial, defendant appealed.
1Opinion of the Court
Lees, C.
Action to recover possession of an automobile seized on April 22, 1918, by defendant, as sheriff, upon a writ of attachment against the property of plaintiff’s husband, issued in an action brought against him by the Marshall-Wells Company. She had a verdict and this appeal is from an order denying a motion in the alternative for judgment or a new trial.
On May 31, 1917, plaintiff’s husband, H. W. Coulter, signed an order for a Cadillac touring car. The stipulated price was $2,290, of which he then paid $200. At the same time notes for the balance, running to the Cadillac Company, were…
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